Kids are so flexible and resilient. Nate and Savannah have already adjusted to the fact that we no longer live in a permanent house, that we tend to move every few days and that the bathrooms are a good walk away. Joe and Louisa know that this is a grand, yet temporary adventure and are fairly excited by exploring each new spot. The twins just assume this is their new lot in life. Our family's new pattern of living...
So what exactly are we sleeping in and on? Since my pictures are still trapped in my camera:
Our home over the next 10 weeks is a Coleman Tucana Storm Master tent. (find it on sale at your local Target store!) This beauty is a 10x16 green and white condo-like tent. It has a rectangular footprint and a rainfly that not only covers the 7 foot center of the dome but comes out three feet on either side of the door to produce a "porch-like area." My favorite feature is the D shaped, hinged door. While you can zip it up, most of the time it is just held closed with velcro strips... sort of like, well, a regular door with a hinge. This is great especially for the kids who go in and out frequently but have a hard time with the zippers.
It is roomy enough for our whole family to sleep in comfort and style. The kids each have their own air mattresses. Even the twins have a special "crib" style mattress with 4 inch raised bumper sides all around. Kev and I have the queen non-bumpered version... which comes in handy when Nate or Savannah decide that they really are too lonely at night. Our 30 degree sleeping bags have kept us toasty (albeit the fleece liners from the Clayton's have been crucial on chillier nights). The twins have these cool toddler sized mummy sleeping bags rated much lower, in the hopes that they won't wake up in the night and remember that they are lonely in their own beds. Other than that we have a nice insta-clip screen room, with the afore-mentioned raccoon/squirell easy access points. Some camping chairs and a Ugandan mat round out our "house."
While we are looking forward to our next home in Durham, (a nice brick two storey cape cod) I have to say that for now, the simplicity and yet comfort of our tent is both wonderful and a great blessing.
2 comments:
What fun! Though Luke remains skeptical of the word "camping" as applied to your experience .. glad you're having fun. The haikus were beautiful. Lynn is visiting this week. Hope you can go on line and see wedding pictures . . .quite a day, perhaps the first CSB grad wedding?? We miss you all. Hugs to kids.
Sounds like you guys are having a great time! What an adventure...:-)
Is there some way we can get a message when you post something new?
Hope we can see you guys this summer.
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